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| 0:00.0 | In some families, the birth of a child can change everything. |
| 0:08.0 | I would have cared if we had a boy or a girl, but it was going to be nice to have a little boy. |
| 0:14.0 | Dana Eras was over the moon when her first grandchild was born. |
| 0:19.0 | Dean Robert Springstube came into this world on September 26, 2005, weighing 7 pounds, |
| 0:27.0 | stretching out to 20 and a half inches. |
| 0:30.0 | He was beautiful. I was madly in love with him. |
| 0:33.0 | Her husband Roy felt the same way you were charmed. |
| 0:37.0 | I was absolutely charmed, yes. |
| 0:41.0 | The baby's mother, Dana's daughter Tori Vanot, was just 21 and not ready for the challenges of parenthood. |
| 0:49.0 | But his baby Dean grew from a newborn into a happy infant with a sweet smile. |
| 0:54.0 | Tori grew as well. |
| 0:57.0 | He was something that we didn't know we were missing until he came and he was one big fat ball of love. |
| 1:04.0 | And he opened up my daughter. |
| 1:08.0 | It's like you could just see her heart go huge. |
| 1:12.0 | It was a beautiful sight to see, watching her become a mom. |
| 1:17.0 | I think every mom should be able to see that with their child. |
| 1:23.0 | All of that joy turned to horror on the evening of July 26, 2006. |
| 1:29.0 | I don't know what happened to her. |
| 1:33.0 | I don't know what happened to her. |
| 1:35.0 | I can take a deep breath. |
| 1:37.0 | I can understand. |
| 1:39.0 | We tell a lot of sad stories here on Dateline. |
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